SELF

Two birds, inseparable companions, perch on the same tree.
One eats the fruit, the other looks on.

The first bird is our individual self,
feeding on the pleasures and pains of this world.
The other is the universal Self,

silently witnessing all. (Upanishad)

The Teacher We Need

"Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment.

This includes :

every mosquito,

every misfortune,

every red light,

every traffic jam,

every obnoxious supervisor (or employee),

every illness,

every loss,

every moment of joy or depression,

every addiction, every piece of garbage......

Every moment is the Guru."

The great path

"The great path has no gates,
Thousands of roads enter it.
When you pass through this gateless gate
You walk the universe alone."(Mumon)

When the mind is at peace

"When the mind is at peace,

the world too is at peace.

Nothing real, nothing absent.

Not holding on to reality,

not getting stuck in the void,

you are neither holy nor wise,

just an ordinary fellow who has completed his work."

P'ang Yun (Layman P'ang

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Shortcuts

We can be told the truth about many things

but they do not have any value until we realize them by ourselves.

There are no shortcuts.

Each step of the way has to be walked....(Nahsti)

Humming Bird

"No matter how bad people may seem,

they possess at least one virtue.

Be like the humming bird

and pick out the sweetness of everyone's character."